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[INSTRUMENT
 PANEL
 AND
 CONTROLS 
WARNING AND
 INDICATOR
 LIGHT
 SYMBOLS 
Symbol 
 Details 
on
 page 
 Turn
 signals 
44,48 
a  Alternator A 
44 
Oil pressure 1^1 
 43 
ID 
 High beam 
45,48 
=L  Coolant temperature 1^ 
45,104 
(®)
 BRAKE 
 Brake
 ® 
 29,43 
A  Safety belt 
 14,44 
A  Emergency flasher 
46 
m 
 Rear
 window defogger 
47 
WARNING 
If one of the lights marked with ® 
comes
 on suddenly while driving,  move a safe distance off the
 road.
 Turn 
off the engine,
 turn
 the emergency
 fla
sher on and use other warning devices 
to alert other motorists. Go to listed  page in
 your
 Owner's
 Manual for ex
planations. 
Some
 of the lights mentioned are on certain 
 models
 only and may be options on other 
models. 
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CONTROLS
 AND
 EQUIPMENT 
WARNING
 / INDICATOR
 LIGHTS 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
your vehicle is equipped
 with
 several 
•nportant indicator and warning devices to 
~ionitor the continued reliable operation of  .our vehicle. Familiarize yourself
 with 
:hese
 devices so if one should come on  .ou know what to do. 
-allure to heed applicable warnings and  "nportant vehicle information may result in 
serious
 personal injury or vehicle damage. 
WARNING 
•
 Whenever
 stalled
 or stopped for 
 epair,
 move
 the
 vehicle
 a
 safe
 distance 
off the road, stop the
 engine
 and
 turn 
on the
 emergency
 flasher
 (see
 page 
46). 
• The
 engine
 compartment
 of any 
-lotor
 vehicle
 is a
 potentially
 hazard
 ous
 area.
 Before
 you check
 anything
 in 
?ie
 engine
 compartment,
 stop the 
 engine
 and let it cool down.
 Always 
exercise
 extreme
 caution
 when
 work
 ing
 under
 the
 engine
 hood.
 Heed
 all of 
re
 WARNINGS
 on
 page
 97. 
 page 
1 - Brake 43 
2
 - Safety belt 18 
3
 - Turn signals 44 
4 - Alternator 44 
 5
 - For additional light 
6 - For additional light  7 - Oil pressure 43 
8 - High beam 45 
9 - Coolant temperature/level . . . 45 
10 - For additional switch  9 10
 B25-5t? 
1-Brake
 « -> 
The
 light comes on while the engine is 
 cranking.
 It goes out after the engine is started and the parking brake is
 fully 
released.
 This is your assurance
 that
 the 
brake warning light is functioning properly. 
If the brake warning light does not light JC 
while cranking the engine or setting :ne  parking brake, there may be a malfunction in the electrical system. In this
 case
 c;~-
tact your Volkswagen dealer. 
'where applicable 
 Always
 heed
 WARNINGS
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I CONTROLSAND EQUIPMENT 
WARNING If the brake warning
 light
 does not go 
out
 with
 the engine running and the  parking brake released or lights up 
while driving, the fluid level
 in
 the brake 
fluid reservoir may
 be
 too low. 
This might be
 due
 to
 a
 leak in one of the  two independently functioning brake circuits. 
If the brake pedal travel has increased, 
one of the brake circuits may have 
failed.
 Avoid driving the vehicle and  have it towed to the nearest Volkswa
gen dealer or qualified workshop for re pair. 
If brake pedal travel has not increased 
and
 braking performance remains un
 impaired,
 proceed carefully to
 your 
nearest Volkswagen dealer or qualified 
workshop to have the braking system  inspected and corrected. 
For detailed information see
 "Brakes" on 
page 29.  2-
 Safety belt
 |
 A
 FASTEN
 BELTS 
Refer
 to
 "Safety belts"
 on
 page
 14 for 
details. 
3
 -
 Turn
 signals E^ 
Refer
 to
 "Turn
 signal/headlight dimmer 
switch lever" on page 49 for details. 
4
 - Alternator 
This
 light comes
 on
 when
 the
 ignition
 is 
 turned on and goes out after the engine
 is 
started.
 If the
 light does
 not go out
 after 
starting
 and
 revving-up
 the
 engine 
momentarily
 or
 lights
 up
 while driving, 
there may be a malfunction
 in
 the electrical  system
 or
 the V-belt
 to
 the alternator may be loose
 or
 broken. 
In
 this
 case,
 turn
 the engine off and 
contact
 your
 Volkswagen dealer. 
5
 - For additional
 light 
6
 - For additional
 light 
 7
 - Engine Oil pressure 
When
 the
 ignition
 is
 turned
 on, the oil 
 pressure warning light comes on for a bulb 
check.
 It
 should
 go out
 after
 the
 engine 
has
 started. 
If the
 warning light does
 not go out or 
flashes
 while driving
 (above
 2000
 engine  rpm a buzzer
 will
 sound simultaneously),
 it 
indicates,
 that the oil pressure is too low. 
Stop the engine immediately, check the 
engine
 oil
 level
 and add
 oil, if necessary. 
If engine oil level is normal, but the
 light 
continues to flash, do not continue to 
operate the vehicle. This could damage 
the engine. 
Turn
 the engine off and contact the nearest  Volkswagen dealer for assistance. 
The oil pressure warning
 light
 is not an  indicator for low engine oil level. To 
check
 the oil level, always use dipstick 
(see page 99). 
Make
 it a habit to have the engine oil 
level checked
 with
 every
 fuel filling. 
 
 
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TECHNICAL DATA 
V-BELTS
 CAPACITIES 
for waterpump/alternator. 9.5 x 1100 LA
 Fuel
 tank 16.0 gal/60 liters 
for A/C compressor . . . 12.5x1153 LA Syncro: 
for power steering .... 9.5 x 1080 18.5 gal/70 liters  Noteg
 Reserve
 (of
 total
 capacity) >. .. 2.5 gal/10 liters 
The V-belts are among the most severely Coolin3
 sVstem186
 ^t/17-5 ll,ers 
 stressed
 parts of a vehicle. The belts there- Automatic 
fore have very high quality requirements. transmission fluid (ATF) 3.2 qt/3.0 liters 
When replacing a belt, it is not sufficient to Windshield washer container 4.3 qt/4.2 liters 
 use
 just
 any belt of the same
 size.
 For safe 
operation, use only Original Volkswagen
 Rear
 window washer container 1.1 qt/1.0 liters 
V-belts
 specially designed for your Engine oil 
vehicle.
 The correct belts can be obtained
 with
 filter
 change 4.8 qt/4.5 liters  at your Volkswagen dealership.
 without
 filter
 change 4.2 qt/4.0 liters 
Do
 not
 fill
 above "max" mark. 
The oil level should be checked while topping up. 
Difference between "min" and "max" marks 
on the dipsticks is approx. 1 qt/1 liter 
 
 
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ALPHABETICAL
 INDEX 
page 
Accessories
 122 
Air
 cleaner 103 
Air
 Conditioner 54  All-wheel-drive 75 
Alternator warning
 light
 44 
Ashtrays
 64 
Assist
 handles and coat hooks ... 67 
Automatic safety belts 14 
Automatic Transmission 35 
Automatic Transmission Fluid .... 102 Auxiliary Heater 57, 60 
Battery 109 
Battery charging 110 
Brake
 fluid reservoir 108 
Brake
 warning
 light
 43 
Brakes
 29 
Break-in
 period 69 
Bulb
 chart 130 
Bulb
 replacing 130 
Buzzer
 7,35 
Capacities
 147 
Catalytic
 converter 144 
Central
 locking system 8 
Cigarette lighter 63 
Child
 safety 15 
Chime
 7,35 
Cleaning
 products 89 
Climate
 controls 51 
Clock
 41  page 
Coolant
 temperature gauge .... 41 
Cooling
 system 104 
Consumer
 information 152 
 Corrosion
 protection 94 
Cruise
 control 49 
Curtains
 27 
Cup
 holder 66 
Dashboard
 4 
Data
 146 
Defogging/defrosting 52 Differential lock 33 
Dimensions
 148 
Do-it-yourself service 123 
Doors
 9 
Economically
 driving 72 
Electric
 windows 12 
Emergency
 equipment 70 
Emergency
 flasher 46 
Emergency
 starting 136 
Emergency
 towing 138 
Emission
 Control System 144 
Engine
 code letter 151 
Engine
 compartment lid 97 
Engine
 cooling 41,104 
Engine
 exhaust 144 
Engine
 number 151 
Engine
 oil changing 100 
 pace 
Engine
 oil checking 9? 
Engine
 oil grades 9E 
Expansion
 tank 105 
Fan
 41, 10c 
Folding
 table 65 
Foreign
 country driving 120 Front seats 20 
Fuel
 economy 72 
Fuel
 gauge 42 
Fuel
 injection 142 
Fuel
 supply 86 
Fuel
 tank 85 
Fuses
 12E 
Gas
 Station
 Information
 156 
Gasoline
 additives 86 
Gearshift lever 32 
Glove
 compartment 64 
Headlight dimmer and flasher .... 48 Headlights 13C 
Headlight adjustment 134 
Headlight switch 46 
Head
 restraints 19 HeatingA/entilation 51 
High beam 45,48 
Horn 4 
Identification label and number ... 151 
Ignition/steering lock 38 
Indicator lights 43 
 
 
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